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Article: Yerba Buena: Island Life.(Artículo breve)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- September 1, 2005
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Yerba Buena Island Life (Razor & Tie)
¡Ay, qué vida! Island Life is the title of the latest for Yerba Buena, the Latin alternative band from NYC. Led by guitarist-producer Andrés Levin, Yerba Buena delivers an upbeat concept album described as "a soundtrack for urban living." The selections are full of hooks and electro-acoustic colors with infectious beats from LatÃn America and the Caribbean.
Overall, Island Life sequences like a dancehall mini-series with stories brought to life by a gifted cast of characters. Cucu Diamontes kicks off the groove-fest, riding on top of El Burrito, a cumbia with a vallenato spin. El Chino is Sugar Daddy on a tune ...